Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
verb
To initiate action; to assume or take a responsibility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: volunteer, offer
Antonyms: none provided
History
An allusion to taking one's turn at bat in baseball.
